GOP Passes Vukmir and Nicholson-Backed Social Security, Medicare Cuts

Vukmir and Nicholson support plans to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

MADISON -- Last week, U.S. House Republicans furthered GOP Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson's goal of gutting Medicare and Medicaid and repealing the Affordable Care Act, by passing a budget resolution that would lead to dramatic premium increases and strip health care away from millions of Americans.

Republicans are urging the deep cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid, to pay for the GOP tax law that gifts 83% of cuts to the wealthiest Americans and big corporations like Pfizer and Wells Fargo.

"Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson's support for deep cuts to Medicare, Social Security, and funding for Wisconsin seniors' nursing home coverage isn't hypothetical -- it's representative of the corporate special interest agenda that Washington Republicans are pursuing every day, and its an effort that Vukmir and Nicholson would be all too glad to join in the Senate," said Brad Bainum, DPW spokesperson for the 2018 U.S. Senate race.

Though House Speaker Paul Ryan -- the face of Washington Republicans' efforts to dismantle the social safety net -- on Monday chose to endorse Leah Vukmir in the GOP Senate primary, Kevin Nicholson, like Vukmir, supports Republican plans for cuts to vital programs like Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, which provide essential benefits and health care coverage to Wisconsin kids, retirees and nursing home residents.